Preferred format and strategies for seeking and trusting online health information: a survey of cardiology outpatient attendees across three New Zealand hospitals.
Introduction. The volume and quality of online health information requires consumers to be discerning. Aim. This study aimed to explore consumer Internet use for health information, preferred format and what factors helped them to trust the source. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Primary Health Care Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 270 - 278 |
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CSIRO Publishing
Sep2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=179913078&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 179913078 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 11726164 92I9 jtl: Journal of Primary Health Care issn: 11726164 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2024 vid: 16 iid: 3 pid: 1568 pub: CSIRO Publishing place: Canberra ACT, <Blank> artinfo: ui: 179913078 179913078 179913078 10.1071/HC23143 179913078 ppf: 270 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Preferred format and strategies for seeking and trusting online health information: a survey of cardiology outpatient attendees across three New Zealand hospitals. aug: au: Wells, Susan Mahony, Faith Lee, Arier McLachlan, Andrew Dean, Jennie Clarke, Jane Lehnhard, Siobhan Whittaker, Robyn Harwood, Matire Cumming, Jacqueline Bycroft, Janine affil: School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand. sug: subj: Health Information Access to Information Internet Utilization Trust Information Seeking Behavior Consumer Attitudes Surveys Human Cardiology Outpatients Hospitals New Zealand New Zealand Male Female Descriptive Statistics Middle Age Aged Ethnic Groups World Wide Web Health Literacy Information Services Health Knowledge Self Care Self-Management Cross Sectional Studies Data Analysis Software Logistic Regression Confidence Intervals Funding Source Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Introduction. The volume and quality of online health information requires consumers to be discerning. Aim. This study aimed to explore consumer Internet use for health information, preferred format and what factors helped them to trust the source. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016–2017 with adults attending three cardiology outpatient clinic sites using a short paper-based survey. The survey included questions regarding online health information use and perceived trustworthiness with opportunities for free text responses. Survey data were summarised with key questions adjusted by age group, gender and ethnicity using logistic regression. Results. Of the 708 respondents (51% women, 66% aged 45–74 years, 16% Māori, 12% Pacific), 73% had sought health information online (64% in the previous 12 months), commonly for medication side effects, their health condition and self-help. Most (65%) were successful, although Pacific respondents reported a lower likelihood of search success compared to Europeans. Younger age groups were more concerned about information quality. Fact sheets (80%) were the most popular format and for all ethnic groups, followed by short videos (31%) and discussion groups (23%). Trusting online information required many strategies with 72% wanting health professionals to recommend websites. Discussion. Online health information seeking is a norm for consumers, with simple fact sheets being the preferred format to build knowledge and skills. With the rising tide of misinformation, health portal providers need to offer accurate and easy-to-read fact sheets in their suite of formats and health professionals need to support consumers guiding them to trusted websites. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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